nj.com - 12/10/2008
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GM Cashman meets with prized free agent for third time Tuesday
nypost.com - 12/10/2008
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nypost.com —
CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee,
The Post has learned exclusively. After three straight days...
of face-to-face meetings between GM Brian Cashman and Sabathia, the big lefty decided he wants to spend the next six years of his career as a Yankee. The decision came late last night.
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Yankees Sign Sabathia
sports.espn.go.com - 12/10/2008
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/10/2008
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
SI.com's Jon Heyman confirms that CC Sabathia is
set to sign a seven-year, $160 million deal with...
the Yankees.
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Yanks, Sabathia close to deal
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Cashman with CC in SF [Updated]
Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog —
Update - 11:20 p.m.: From Dan Graziano: There appears to have been a major break in the Yankees' negotiations with free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia, and the sides appear closer than ever to a deal. "From (Tuesday) morning until (Tuesday) night, things are looking a lot more positive in terms of us signing this guy," one Yankees official said. "If you'd asked me at 11:00 (Tuesday) morning, I'd have told you no way. But right now, we have a real shot." Sabathia has requested all three meetings with Cashman, which can ...
Maybe the third time's the charm for CC Sabathia and Brian Cashman?
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... . Graziano writes : The Yankees on Tuesday believed they had made major progress in their negotiations with free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia. And while they weren't certain he was ready to accept their six-year, $140 million offer, they were feeling better about it than ever. We owe some thanks to reader SCOTT97701 for ...
Yankees On CC: “We Have A Real Shot”
Hot Foot —
... The Star-Ledger is reporting that as Tuesday night progressed the Yankees felt more and more optimistic that they could strike a deal with CC Sabathia: ...
Now what?
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
... next?" posting, but came across this, which does a pretty good job of answering that question. I'll get to this deeper in a bit as I am still trying to sift thru the rubble of the Sabathia 'quake. CC Sabathia has agreed to terms with the Yankees. If that wasn't enough to get fans excited for next year's rotation (judging by comments it is), then perhaps news of A.J. Burnett's pending pinstripes will only fortify faith in the 2009 season. The Star-Ledger's Dan Graziano grazed the subject of A.J. Burnett while covering the winter ...
Post: Yankees Sign Sabathia
The Joy of Sox —
Ken Rosenthal says the deal is 7/160. Also: According to a person familiar with the deal, the Yankees spoke to Sabathia and his agent in recent days about structuring the deal to allow Sabathia to opt out after the first two or three years, in case it turns out he really doesn't like New York.Elsewhere, the Yankees are discussing a 4/66 deal with Derek Lowe and preparing a 4/64 offer to A.J. Burnett. ... Lowe (16.5 per year! wtf?) pitching with that infield behind him? Please, make it so!
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hardballtimes.com 12/9/2008 — The Merc's Andrew Baggarly is reporting -- well, he's not really reporting as much as passing along the rumor -- that CC Sabathia has turned down the Yankees' offer and that the Giants are slowly entering the picture:
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CC Sabathia has met with the Yankees two straight days.
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LAS VEGAS -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wasn't the only big-time executive from an American League East team to court superstar free-agent pitcher CC ...
Pursuit of CC brings Cashman to SF —
Major League Baseball News 12/10/2008
Newsday reported Tuesday on its Web site that Brian Cashman left the Bellagio hotel to meet with free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia in the San Francisco area, dropping ongoing business at the Winter Meetings to further pursue the Yankees' top target.
Yanks in business, on the Strip and off —
Major League Baseball News 12/10/2008
Prepared to move forward on other fronts, the Yankees highlighted Day 2 of the Winter Meetings by meeting with the representative for their second target, A.J. Burnett, and concluded business with general manager Brian Cashman departing the Bellagio ...
